When Harry said he was going to build a fence to keep the fog out, people thought he was mad.
In the winter of 1993 they were proved right.
Harry was certified insane. His friends left. His family forgot him.
No fog has been seen since.
Today, in a field in Leicester, a piece of land (no bigger than our back gardens together) is fenced off into a slightly wonky rectangle. Inside this quirky quadrant stands a Silver Birch, 7 sheep (sometimes 6 – Gary often goes walkabout) and a small patch of fog roaming – searching for an exit.
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That’s fantastic – surreal, bizarre and very very funny 🙂
(I liked Gary the wandering sheep almost as much as I liked the fog enclosure)
Really pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.
This is a creative approach to the prompt.
Thanks.
Loved it. Especially the little aside about Gary, perfect name for a sheep. Well done, very enjoyable.
I’m not sure why Gary is the perfect name for a sheep, but it is 🙂
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Thanks for the reblog.
My pleasure!
One of the best stories I read this week – I was grinning ear to ear.. great work Mr.Binks !
Wow – thank you!
I truly enjoyed this story. Glad to have found it!
Lovely comment – I hope you’ll come find stuff here again.
Brilliantly done.
Why, thank you.
You’re right. Harry DID go silly. Enjoyable.
See – told you.
lol like the part about gary. very imaginative tale. 🙂
and congratulations on your book.
Thanks KZ.
Love this. Turns our perceptions upside-down..
I’m not sure about that, but it is weird 😉
You really do venture into unknown territory. Such a shame the Goon Show has finished, you’d be perfect for the writing team. Fog chickens at the ready.
Oh, loved it by the way. Especially Gary. Half day?!
All my days are half-brained, half days.
Brilliant and very catchy piece of writing. I loved reading this story.
And I loved reading this comment. Thanks for stopping by.
Nice story. Very silly and surreal. I loved the part about Gary. 🙂
Thanks for reading. There’s a lot of love for Gary.
I loved the quirkiness in this 😉
🙂 Thanks Helen.
You leave me shaking my head with your brilliance. Love your writing!
This is a ridiculous comment. I wish for you to edit it immediately – way too kind. 🙂
Thats quite a different take on the prompt. Very well written 🙂
Swathi Shenoy
It’s good to be different… I think.
Quirky and enjoyable, Mr. B.
janet
Thanks, Janet.
How very creative!
How very kind!
🙂
Fabulous take.. I love the imagery and surreal atmosphere of this.. especially the little details of the sheep going walkabout.. good stuff
Cheers dude – glad you liked it.
THIS is marvelous! Glad I stopped by to read.
I’m glad you stopped by too. Hope you will again. Thanks for the kind comment.
This is charming, but shouldn’t the fog be searching for a way in? As his fence certainly seemed to work to keep the fog out…
In my head (which also has plenty of room for fog to roam around), I saw Harry’s silliness such that he failed in his quest to keep it out.
Well, Harry is certainly vindicated. Cute story. Well told. Lucy
Cheers, Lucy – glad you enjoyed it.
Fun stuff, Mr. Binks! I have to admit that title is what drew me in this week. Your story actually delivered more than the title promised. I did find “slightly wonky triangle” and “quirky quadrant” a tad redundant but nothing that some careful editing on your part later can’t fix.
All my best,
Marie Gail
I had 5 words to use up 😉 I have to hit the 100 mark each week or I feel I’ve failed. I think (whilst I like quirky quadrant) those phrases would have been chopped had the 100 words not been met.
Glad you still enjoyed it though.
I thought the title the funniest bit of all.
Mr. Binks, This was hilarious, everything from the titile to the “slightly wonky triangle” to Gary the walkabout sheep. It was creative to make a character of the piece of fenced-in fog. Very well written. XD —Susan
Thanks for the kind comments, Susan. I really do like it when I can make people laugh 🙂
That was a clever personification of the fog! Brilliant take.
Thank you, kindly.
Very clever! I love the idea of Gary the wandering sheep 🙂
Dear Peter,
Was Harry silly or not really? Seems to me he did corral the fog. Clever story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
That was GREAT! Loved your little tale of fog and the sheep that goes walkabout! 🙂
have to smile thinking about the sheep and the patch of fog roaming . . . such an enjoyable story, Mr. Binks. 🙂